I don't even want to think how this could have turned out.
I'm no Thelma, nor am I a Louise.
But I am guilty of this, there is a road that I spend a large part of my driving life on. I drive on it at least a 4,562 times a week.
Driving might not be the right word. Zipping by, zooming, okay, okay, SPEEDING...I speed by because it's one of those roads where the speed limit is 100% out of touch with reality.
Do I need to say more than that, because you all know THAT road.
This road gets more humorous because half way between my town and our neighboring town lies a sheriff station.
AND, everyone speeds by that station.
I have never seen anyone pulled over on this road, though I have seen a few sheriff cars cruising.
But, the other day there was a sheriff car ONE CAR BEHIND ME.....and I was speeding.
I though to myself, he's already seen that I am speeding, what should I do? Should I slow down? He might pull me over if I pull down. Should I speed up and hope I loose him? But that would be so wrong!
What would you do? You would do what I did.
I SPED UP.
Yes, it's true, I sped up. This road has a lot of turns and hills and I know if I could just distance myself...well, it might be out of sight, out of mind.
And guess what?
I lost him.
I had commited an illegal act and I ran from the cops.
It's true.
I turned onto a new highway, and knew I was home free.
But what should I see? The Newark police.
I was sure the sheriff had radioed to him, I was sure I'd be pulled over.
But, I escaped AGAIN! Not by speeding this time, but I coolly kept the speed limit and drove on by the police.
By this time I had a pretty guilty conscience.
I had done wrong, I had run away intentionally, and faked innocence in front of the one who could judge me.
This is my spiritual story really. I knew there was a God who wanted me to do right.
I could not do right...I did not do right.
When I found out that God's gift was forgiveness, I was too proud to admit I didn't already know God.
So I lied, and said told a camp counselor that I knew Christ, but if someone didn't, how would they accept him?
She was very gracious and told me that I only need to ask and God would forgive me through Christ.
That night I accepted the Lord...
A prideful, lying, brand new baby Christian was born.
He has been faithful to grow me.
This road gets more humorous because half way between my town and our neighboring town lies a sheriff station.
AND, everyone speeds by that station.
I have never seen anyone pulled over on this road, though I have seen a few sheriff cars cruising.
But, the other day there was a sheriff car ONE CAR BEHIND ME.....and I was speeding.
I though to myself, he's already seen that I am speeding, what should I do? Should I slow down? He might pull me over if I pull down. Should I speed up and hope I loose him? But that would be so wrong!
What would you do? You would do what I did.
I SPED UP.
Yes, it's true, I sped up. This road has a lot of turns and hills and I know if I could just distance myself...well, it might be out of sight, out of mind.
And guess what?
I lost him.
I had commited an illegal act and I ran from the cops.
It's true.
I turned onto a new highway, and knew I was home free.
But what should I see? The Newark police.
I was sure the sheriff had radioed to him, I was sure I'd be pulled over.
But, I escaped AGAIN! Not by speeding this time, but I coolly kept the speed limit and drove on by the police.
By this time I had a pretty guilty conscience.
I had done wrong, I had run away intentionally, and faked innocence in front of the one who could judge me.
This is my spiritual story really. I knew there was a God who wanted me to do right.
I could not do right...I did not do right.
When I found out that God's gift was forgiveness, I was too proud to admit I didn't already know God.
So I lied, and said told a camp counselor that I knew Christ, but if someone didn't, how would they accept him?
She was very gracious and told me that I only need to ask and God would forgive me through Christ.
That night I accepted the Lord...
A prideful, lying, brand new baby Christian was born.
He has been faithful to grow me.
